I'm probably the only person who will give you a positive report on Beltone. :aw: That was the brand my parents went with when they discovered my hearing loss in the 1960's (I was 4 at the time). So it was what I grew up with and that's what sounded normal to me.
My Beltone HA's always...
I just finished Bridge to Sound With a 'Bionic' Ear, by Cynthia Farley. It's really more of a compilation of stories from people who either received a cochlear implant or are a parent of a child that received one. Interesting reading!
I've also read the books mentioned earlier: Rebuilt, Hear...
I have to admit (to the original poster)...I'm so glad you asked this question! I was one of those people who thought "profound" hearing loss meant that you didn't hear at all. I used to have a moderate-to-severe loss in my left ear and profound in my right. I couldn't hear anything at all in...
Hi everyone,
I'm new here (this is my first post!) so I hope I'm doing this correctly. :-) I just recently became deaf -- it's been about 6 or 7 weeks now, I guess. Up til then I wore bi-CROS hearing aids, with my left ear being the one I actually heard things in and the right ("dead") ear...